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Report: statewide poverty at 11% in 2008 By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal
UW designates 20102011 ‘Year of the Arts’ By Kathryn Weenig The Daily Cardinal
The UW-Madison administration hopes to promote awareness of the arts by naming the 2010-2011 academic year the Year of the Arts. This distinction comes after last year’s designation as the Year of the Humanities. The initiation celebration for the Year of the Arts will be held throughout campus September 16. The occasion will precede a year dedicated to promoting awareness of the arts, consisting of more than 300 campus events, performances, exhibits, publications and speakers, most of which will be free.
In addition to displaying student work, the university will highlight alumni who have worked in the arts. UW graduate and Acadamy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris will visit campus for a lecture and viewing of his films. The Year of the Arts initiative is organized by the Arts Institute, a combination of departments within the College of Letters & Science, the School of Education and the School of Human Ecology. The goal for the year is “to inspire, engage and celebrate” the arts, as well as facilitate collaboration between art disciplines and
integrate the UW campus with the Madison public, according to UW administrators. The kick-off event will include numerous student performances, art displays and a parade from East Campus Mall to the Memorial Union. To conclude the parade, Chancellor Biddy Martin and NEA chair Rocco Landesman will speak about the importance of the arts. Angela Richardson, Year of the Arts coordinator, said the year’s events should open people’s minds to art.
Unemployment Rates by County Highest 17.4%
The UW Police Department, Madison Area Crimestoppers and the family of Brittany Zimmermann will hold a memorial 5K walk/run in honor of Zimmermann October 2 at 9 a.m. Zimmermann, who studied medical microbiology and immunology at UW-Madison, was killed in her apartment on West Doty Street around 12 p.m. April 2, 2008. According to Madison Police, there were signs ZIMMERMANN of forced entry and the murder appeared to be random. Officials hope the memorial run and the incentive of a larger reward for tips will raise awareness about Zimmermann and ultimately lead to the capture of her killer, who is currently still at large.
Zimmermann’s aunt, Kim Heeg, has hope that the killer will be found. “Whoever did this is doing whatever they want to do in their life, and that is not OK,” Heeg said. “Brittany doesn’t have her life anymore, and her family and friends don’t have the same life they had before either, and there needs to be accountability for this.” Proceeds from the 5K will support the Brittany Zimmermann Reward Fund and Madison Area Crimestoppers. MACS is a non-profit organization that “offers anonymity and cash rewards to persons who furnish information that leads to an arrest,” according to the MACS website. South Campus Community Police Officer Erik Pearce said the event will help raise awareness about crime-prevention efforts in Madison. “We hope by naming the event in Brittany’s honor that some good can come out of this tragedy … Her murder has already sparked many changes in how law enforcement and the Dane County 911 Center
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“Personal safety isn’t something to only think about at nighttime, but to make a part of your life, all of the time.”
Campus safety is still a relevant issue on campus. Dean of Students Lori Berquam recently addressed the issue of student safety, recommending that students walk with friends and carry a cell phone in case of emergency. She also advised students to lock their doors and windows and remain aware of their surroundings when using electronic devices. “Personal safety isn’t something to only think about at nighttime, but to make a part of your life, all of the
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Zimmermann 5K Memorial to raise awareness By Elise Larson
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The Year of the Arts will promote arts awareness through more than 300 campus events, performances, exhibits, publications and speakers. Most events will be free.
Wisconsin’s poverty rate reached 11.2 percent in 2008, according to a study published Thursday by UW-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty. This number is significantly higher than the official numbers released by the federal government, which put the poverty rate at the time at 10.2 percent. Both numbers are below the national average of 13.2 percent, as calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the authors of the report find these new numbers “disturbing” nonetheless. IRP Director Tim Smeeding, who authored the Wisconsin Poverty Report along with Joanna Marks and Julia Isaacs, said this discrepancy in the numbers is a result of the use of a different, Wisconsin-
specific methodology. This poll takes into account Wisconsin programs and benefits that the national statistics would not. Milwaukee County had the highest poverty rate in both studies, but at 18.8 percent, the IRP report put its poverty rate 1.4 percent above the government’s. For some counties, the difference was as high as 2.7 percent. “Within Milwaukee itself there are huge differences,” Smeeding said. “Central Milwaukee is in much worse shape.” Central Milwaukee had a rate of 38.5 percent, while the nearby North Shore area, including Whitefish Bay and Shorewood, had a poverty rate of only 6.3 percent. Following Milwaukee in highest poverty levels was La Crosse
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”